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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:10 AM
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Nothing will change after tonight, its up to the superdelegates
Unfortunately after Obama most likely wins NC and Hillary most likely wins Indiana, nothing will change in this race. There are simply not enough delegates left to make a difference and determine the nominee. My question is who will the superdelegates ultimately pick and why?
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:12 AM
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1. They may be waiting to see how their states vote, OR
who comes out ahead so they can be in his/her good graces. I can't think of any other reason why they're delaying.


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here_is_to_hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:41 AM
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2. There are enough delegates
for Obama to sew it up on the 20th.
Its Clinton that has no shot, no how.
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hill_win_2008 Donating Member (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:52 AM
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6. New math?
How exactly can EITHER one of them sew it up without SDs?
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:46 AM
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3. everything changes tonight . The total number of delegates left will shrink dramatically
Clinton will still have to make up a 140 delegate gap but with less delegates to do it.

Instead of 676 remaining delegates she will only have 488.

Instead of having to get 67% of all of the remaining delegates she will have to get 75%.

It now moves from far fetched to ridiculous on the math scale.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:47 AM
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4. ... what happens tonight will influence SDs. (nt)
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 10:51 AM
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5. The sole impact of today's votes will be on how long Hillary prolongs the mud fight.
It's solely narcissistic at this point ... the Last Hurrah. I have some doubts about whether she'll even continue to be a Senator. It's never been anything but a stepping-stone, imho. She has NO emotional or ethical attachment to the people of New York State. Even from their perspective, she's little more than a hired gun.

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